Studio Manager
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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Job details
- Job type
- Contract
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- Experience
- 5 - 10 years experience in Agency creative operations, studio management or integrated project management.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Creative Studio Manager - Contract-to-Permanent
6-Month Contract (to start) | Hybrid – 3 Days/Week Onsite | Downtown Toronto
We’re looking for a sharp, highly organized Creative Studio Manager to join a busy agency environment supporting a high-value national client account.
As Studio Manager you’ll act as the key link between an established creative studio and the broader agency, representing the team across Account Management, Production, Operations and other cross-functional groups. You’ll oversee a high volume of work, manage competing priorities and ensure the right information reaches the right people at the right time.
What You’ll Do
- Oversee the workflow of approximately 35 active projects across Design and Copy
- Act as the primary bridge between the creative studio and cross-functional teams
- Manage priorities, capacity, timelines, dependencies and shifting requests
- Provide clear status updates and proactively identify risks or roadblocks
- Confidently push back on unrealistic timelines and negotiate priorities
- Support an approximately 50/50 mix of print and digital creative
- Develop a strong understanding of brand, compliance, legal and review requirements
- Keep the studio organized, informed and moving while anticipating what’s needed next
What You Bring
- 5 - 10 years experience in Agency creative operations, studio management or integrated project management.
- Proven ability to manage high-volume creative workflows and multiple stakeholders
- Strong understanding of print and digital creative processes
- Exceptional organization, attention to detail and ability to retain project history
- Excellent communication skills and confidence working with senior stakeholders
- Proactive, adaptable and comfortable managing rapidly shifting priorities
- Ability to learn established processes quickly and work effectively within them
6-month contract with the intention to convert to permanent.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Oversee approximately 35 active design and copy projects, managing workflow, priorities, capacity, timelines, dependencies, and shifting requests. Serve as the primary link between the creative studio and agency teams, communicate status and risks, negotiate priorities, and ensure brand, compliance, legal, and review requirements are understood.
Requirements
Requires 5–10 years of experience in agency creative operations, studio management, or integrated project management, with a record of managing high-volume creative workflows and multiple stakeholders. Candidates should understand print and digital creative processes and demonstrate strong organization, attention to detail, communication, adaptability, and confidence working with senior stakeholders.
Skills
- Creative Operations
- Studio Management
- Integrated Project Management
- Workflow Management
- Project Prioritization
- Capacity Planning
- Timeline Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Cross-Functional Communication
- Risk Identification
- Print Creative Processes
- Digital Creative Processes
- Brand Compliance
- Attention To Detail
- Adaptability
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Categories
- Creative & Media
- Management & Leadership
- Art & Design
- Marketing
Keywords
- Creative Studio
- Creative Operations
- Studio Management
- Integrated Project Management
- Agency Environment
- National Client Account
- Design
- Copy
- Workflow
- Project Management
- Capacity Planning
- Timelines
- Dependencies
- Status Updates
- Risk Management
- Priority Negotiation
- Print Creative
- Digital Creative
- Brand Requirements
- Compliance
- Legal Review
- Cross-Functional Teams
- Account Management
- Production
- Operations
- Stakeholder Management